5/1/10 + 6/12/10 Million TreesNYC: A Tree Care Workshop

Million TreesNYC is planting trees all over New York City including Queens. You can help keep NYC GREEN! Attend a stewardship workshop and learn from a forester: 

* What is MillionTreesNYC ?

* How to identify trees in New York City 

* Benefits of trees 

* Tree care—Water! Weed! Mulch! 

Pledge to take care of a specific street tree (be prepared to give the exact location) and receive a FREE watering kit and volunteer card.

Admission is free.  www.queenslibrary.org  

MillionTreesNYC Stewardship Corps is a citizen-based program channeling the power of volunteerism to urban tree care.  Under this umbrella, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Greenbelt Conservancy, GreenThumb, Partnerships for Parks, Queens Botanical Garden, New York Botanical Garden and Trees New York engage everyday New Yorkers in greening their streets by providing accessible, no-cost tree care and community organizing training.

Queens Library is an independent, not-for-profit corporation and is not affiliated with any other library system. 

Saturday, May 1 at 2:00 p.m. 

Central Library 

89-11 Merrick Boulevard, Jamaica, NY

(718) 990-0700 

Train: F to 169 Street 

Library Hours: Sat. 10–5:30

Saturday, June 12 at 1:30 p.m. 

Woodside Library

54-22 Skillman Avenue 

(718) 429-4700 

Train: 7 to 52nd St Station 

Bus: Q18, Q32, Q60 

Library Hours: Sat. 10–5:30

http://www.queenslibrary.org/UserFiles/event_pdf/008158-03-10_8158web.pdf 

5/1/10 Free Comic Book Day (Nationwide)

Free Comic Book Day is a single day—the first Saturday in May each year—when participating comic book shops across North America and around the world give away comic books absolutely FREE* to anyone who comes into their stores. *Check with your local shop for their participation and rules.

http://www.freecomicbookday.com/faqs.asp

Locate a store near you, see some of the comics being given out and preview them:
http://www.freecomicbookday.com/comics.asp

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Special Event at Forbidden Planet USA

On May 1st, Steve Mannion (Fearless Dawn, The Bomb, Warlash, Tales From the Crypt) will be signing from 1:00 to 5:00 pm at Forbidden Planet USA.


Forbidden Planet USA
840 Broadway
New York, NY 10003

(212) 473-1576

Subway: 4, 5, 6, L, N, R, Q, W to 14th St. Union Square

Sat. hours: 10am to 12am

http://www.fpnyc.com

4/29/10 Free Ice Cream @ Carvel (Nationwide)

Carvel will offer customers free ice cream all day on Thursday, April 29, 2010.

Carvel will give away a free 3.5 oz cup of its new low fat ice cream with any Flavor Shotz topping. The Flavor Shotz come in 12 flavors, including Acai Berry, Banana, Black Raspberry, Blueberry, Bubble Gum, Cotton Candy, Mango, Mint, Orange, Peach, Pistachio and Pomegranate.

The low fat ice cream has 75 percent less fat and 30 percent fewer calories.

http://www.carvel.com/ 

5/1/10, 5/8/10 + 5/24/10 Dances of India

Classical (Kathak) and Folk Dance with Abha B. Roy and the Srijan Dance Center

Indian culture takes center stage in this performance of different forms of Indian dance. Under the guideance of Ms. Roy, the Srijan Dance Center will perform the Nritta, Nritya and Natya styles of Kathak and Rajsthani and Uttar Pradesh folk dances. 

Cost: Free
For all ages

Saturday, May 1, 2010 at 3:00pm
Queens Village Library
94-11 217th Street
(718) 776-6800
Train: LIRR to Queens Village
Bus: Q1, Q27, Q36, Q88

http://www.queenslibrary.org/index.aspx?page_id=44&section_id=12&branch_id=Q 

Saturday, May 8, 2010 at 2:30pm
South Ozone Park Library
128-16 Rockaway Blvd.
(718) 529-1660
Bus: Q7, Q9, Q10
http://www.queenslibrary.org/index.aspx?page_id=44&branch_id=Sz 

Monday, May 24 , 2010 at 6:00pm
Richmond Hill Library
118-14 Hillside Avenue
(718) 849-7150
Train: J, Z to 121 Street
Bus: Q10, Q55, Q56
http://www.queenslibrary.org/index.aspx?page_id=44&branch_id=R 

http://www.queenslibrary.org/UserFiles/event_pdf/008603-04-10_8603web.pdf 

4/28/10 31 Cent Scoop Night @ Baskin-Robbins (Nationwide)

Wednesday, April 28, 2010 from 5pm to 10pm

Join Baskin-Robbins® for 31 Cent Scoop Night and help honor America’s firefighters. The Baskin-Robbins Community Foundation is donating $100,000 to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation™ (NFFF).

Participating stores will reduce prices of ice cream scoops to 31 cents. At some locations, you may also have an opportunity to make a donation to your local fire charities.

http://www.baskinrobbins.com/Spotlight/31CentScoopNight.aspx

4/29/10 JALC Ellington Alumni: Celebration of Duke Ellington @ David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center

Thursday, April 29, 2010 at 8:30pm

Lincoln Center - David Rubenstein Atrium
(Broadway between 62nd and 63rd Streets)
New York, NY
Cost: Free
For all ages

An all-star ensemble of Essentially Ellington alumni plays the music of Duke Ellington and celebrates the 15th anniversary of the annual jazz education event that invites select high school jazz bands from across North America to spend three days immersed in workshops, rehearsals, jam sessions, and performances at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Alumni of the Essentially Ellington program include Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra bassist Carlos Henriquez, saxophonist Erika von Kleist, and bassist David Wong. Join us for this special precursor performance to the final concert on May 10th.

Presented in collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center

For a sound clip of “Take the A Train”, go to:
http://new.lincolncenter.org/live/index.php/atrium-jalc-ellington-apr-29 

5/1/10 Tribeca Film Festival: Family Festival Street Fair

Saturday, May 1, 2010 from 10am to 6pm

Main Location:
* Greenwich Street, North of Chambers St., up to Harrison St. in Tribeca area, NYC

Other Venues:
* Washington Market Park: Greenwich St., betw Duane & Chambers St.

* BMCC Tribeca: 199 Chambers St. betw Greenwich St. & West St.

* Church Street School for Music and Art: 74 Warren St., (212) 571-7290

Cost: Free

For all ages

Come join the party in the heart of Tribeca for a fun-filled family friendly celebration! Wander through the neighborhood as local schools, merchants, restaurants, and performers join together for a full day of free entertainment and activities.

Enjoy Broadway performances, arts & crafts, kite flying, face painting... and so much more!  

Snowmen Screening

Attend a FREE screening of the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival family film, Snowmen, at BMCC Tribeca PAC at 7:00pm. The line forms at 6:00pm at the theater and tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

http://media.tribecafilm.com/documents/2010_backpackflyer_FINAL.pdf 

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ATTENTION KIDS!!! Get behind the scenes and on the red carpet with the exclusive Tribeca Kids Access student reporters. Get to know the reporters, read their blogs, and watch video footage of the events they cover. Enjoy exclusive access to the Festival from a kid’s point-of-view!

http://www.tribecafilm.com/festival/events/family-festival/kids-access/ 

5/1/10 Tribeca Film Festival: Tribeca/ESPN Sports Day

Saturday, May 1, 2010 from 10am to 6pm

Located on Duane Street, off Greenwich Street

(This is part of the TFF’s Family Festival Street Fair)

Cost: Free

For all ages

Calling all sports fans! The Tribeca/ESPN Sports Day will feature a variety of interactive sports-related games, demonstrations and give-aways. Watch high-flying action with the Dave Voelker BMX Stunt Show and enjoy fun activities with your favorite teams, mascots, athletes and sports organizations.

*BMX pending weather conditions.

http://media.tribecafilm.com/documents/2010_backpackflyer_FINAL.pdf 

4/25/10 NYC Grows Gardening Event @ Union Square Park

Sunday, April 25, 2010 from 10am to 4pm

Union Square Park

East 14th Street & Broadway

New York, NY 10011

Subway: 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W

Cost: Free

For all ages

New York Restoration Project (NYRP) is proud to announce that, in April 2010, NYC Grows—an annual, outdoor gardening festival—will become NYRP’s marquee public event. Poised to be the gardening festival of the season, NYC Grows will be held on Sunday, April 25th at the recently renovated plaza in Union Square. NYRP is also pleased to share that Organic Gardening magazine—a publication of Rodale Inc.—has joined us as presenting sponsor of NYC Grows.

With an array of hands-on activities being provided that incorporate a fresh take on eco-living, this free, environmentally themed event promises to be bigger and greener than ever!

Community gardening, urban agriculture and sustainable technology are just a few of the many green realms participants will explore throughout the day by engaging in a series of interactive activities, including planting and cooking demonstrations, a greenmarket experience, a tree giveaway, a pop-up garden center and eco-product shopping area. Younger attendees will experience nature and the city’s great outdoors with NYRP’s NatureMania programming, which includes environmental-inspired word puzzles and games, potting activities, live animals and a children’s reading area. Live bands will provide musical entertainment throughout the day that attendees can enjoy, while lounging in a picnic area constructed for the event. Those who work up an appetite can visit the booths of local, organic restaurants that will be on site to provide food, lead organic cooking demonstrations and even distribute recipes to amateur chefs looking to emulate the creations they have sampled.

Both corporate sponsors and community partners will be on-hand to showcase eco-friendly products and unique greening techniques that are sure to inspire attendees of all ages. Additionally, vendors will offer the opportunity to purchase recycled, fair trade and all-natural merchandise, ranging from cosmetics, house wares, toys and furniture.

http://www.nyrp.org/About/NYRP_Today/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/95/NYC-Grows-2010-Blossoms-With-New-York-Restoration-Project

4/22/10–5/5/10 Clothes for Kids: H&M and Boys & Girls Club Clothing Drive

H&M has begun the “Clothes for Kids” clothing drive in honor of Earth Day. Receive 20% off your next kids purchase when you donate your gently worn kids clothes.

Visit the H&M Kids Dept. (in select stores). Valid April 22 through May 5, 2010

Your donation will benefit a local Boys & Girls Club of America.

4/24/10, 4/25/10 + 4/26/10 Tribeca Talks: Pen to Paper @ Barnes & Noble Union Square

Barnes & Noble Union Square
33 East 17th Street
New York, NY
(212) 253-0810

Have an unwritten movie kicking around in your brain? Barnes & Noble hosts this returning series of free events focusing on the art of screenwriting. Panelists include writers and writer/directors from the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival: Edward Burns, Omar Rodriguez Lopez, Dana Adam Shapiro, and more!

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Saturday, April 24, 12:00 noon to 1 pm

Tribeca Talks: Illustrating History

It’s one thing to write a film based on a book or play, but when your subject is a real person, the attention to detail from script to screen is supreme. Movie magic can bring history to life, but some filmmakers change the way we look at the traditional biopic along the way. Panelists include sex & drugs & rock & roll writer Paul Viragh and director Mat Whitecross, My Queen Karo writer/director Dorothée van den Berghe, and The Chameleon director/cowriter Jean-Paul Salomé. Moderated by Marie Claire film critic Caryn James.

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Sunday, April 25, 12:00 pm
Tribeca Talks: New York Stories

Shaped by the sights, sounds, and characters abuzz in its boroughs, New York is the antithesis of a cookie-cutter city. How do filmmakers approach this ever-changing landscape to render our hometown and its ultra-contrasting neighborhoods? Panelists include Arias With a Twist director Bobby Sheehan and performer Joey Arias, Monogamy writer/director Dana Adam Shapiro, The Woodmans director C. Scott Willis, Monogamy actor Chris Messina, and actor/writer Hill Harper. Moderated by NY1’s Budd Mishkin.

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Monday, April 26, 12:00 pm
Tribeca Talks: Authors at the Helm

Whether it’s a novelist, screenwriter, playwright, or songwriter, crossing the line from page to screen is no easy feat. Hear the difficulties and triumphs of the process from some of the best jacks-of-all-trades in the biz. Panelists include Nice Guy Johnny writer/director Edward Burns and Snap writer/director and playwright Carmel Winters. Moderated by The New Yorker’s Susan Orlean.

http://www.tribecafilm.com/festival/conversations/pen-to-paper/41972217.html 

4/22/10 Free Cleanser* @ Origins Stores and Online

Origins will trade you for FREE*
One day only — Earth Day 4/22/10

*Bring your current skincare product (full or empty) to any Origins counter and Origins will trade it for a full-size of one of our gentle, high-performance cleansers for FREE.

Choose either: Checks and Balances Frothy face wash or a Perfect World Antioxidant cleanser with White Tea. Value up to $20!

Participating NY Origins Stores:
Flatiron 175 Fifth Ave. 
Upper West Side 2327 Broadway 
Soho 402 West Broadway 
Grand Central 62 Grand Central Terminal 
Macy’s Herald Square 34th Street

(Some LA stores and your local Origins store may be participating so give them a call!)

*One to a customer while supplies last, no purchase necessary.

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Special online offer, valid only on 4/22/10. See website for restrictions.

Choose a FREE full-size cleanser with your $30 online order:

* Checks and Balances Frothy face wash, 5fl. oz./150ml. Enter offer code CHECKS at checkout.

* A Perfect World Antioxidant cleanser with White Tea, 5fl. oz./150ml. Enter offer code APW at checkout.

Free standard shipping with any $50 order + choose an Origins favorite at checkout.

http://www.origins.com/whatsnew/promotions.tmpl?cm_sp=Refresh-_-4-21-10%20Homepage%20Refresh-_-Main%20MW%20Trade%20In%20Program